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[miles]

That place is mostly D2D.

Heh.

[theinevitable]

damnit. Got offered a one-day-a-week tour guide position at my favorite local brewery, but I am rapidly realizing there is no way I can make it work with my schedule.

I mean, I guess I don't even know what I would get paid. But it would make my beer consumption so, so, so much cheaper.

[wombat]

Are you positive you can't make it work? They did just offer to promote you, right? They think you are valuable, perhaps you can work something out as far as schedule.

[Choop]

"hey boss i can't work thursdays any more. got me a regular appointment, don't ask."

[theinevitable]

I think I can get every saturday off from now on, if I explain that it is for a part-time job. There are plenty of people who have class on certain days, have to watch their kids certain days, or whatever. The main problem is that i need to do training at the brewery for a few weekend days over the next 3 weeks, and this is really not enough notice to request those days off, other than the last weekend of the month.
Also, my parents are coming Easter weekend, so I can't do it that weekend.

I just need to talk to my boss at the grocery store and try to finagle something. We'll see.

Today, I have the day off. I am going to walk to Church's Chicken to try their new Chik-Fil-A-style sandwich, then go to a coffee shop and apply to real, full-time jobs. Or possibly internships.

[Choop]

man don't tell your boss you're getting another job, just tell him to cut down on your hours and don't schedule you saturdays. like wombat just said, if they want to promote you, they value you, which gives you some leverage here. don't be like i was in my early 20s, all afraid to negotiate and burying shirts in the yard

[theinevitable]

the problem is that my store's premise is that everyone works 40 hours and gets benefits, I think it is a union thing. If i wanted to work fewer than 40 hours a week I would have to transfer to a different, shittier store. And lose my benefits.

They did not want to promote me. A lady was moved to a different department, and the person they chose to replace her was a really stupid choice. The woman who was moving told me she thinks they should have picked me instead, and said that I should express interest in that position for the next time it opens up. It wouldn't be more money or anything, just more responsibility. It would probably be something i would enjoy doing more than being a cashier,, but I like my "get a better job" plan better.

[wombat]

I just need to talk to my boss at the grocery store and try to finagle something.

Yes. At least ask. Don't be like Choop.

[theinevitable]

Applied to a cool job, met a local political celebrity. yeah!

This guy I met got elected Alderman as an independent, and that is a pretty big deal. Cool. Seems like a nice guy, I felt kind of bad because I gave him a thumbs up and said "congratulations" and I think he felt like he needed to make conversation to seem friendly.

[theinevitable]

It's all downhill from here.

[Nabubrush]

It's all downhill from here.

You lucky little bastard.

[wombat]

Ooo, does she really mean you? I always wondered if anyone in that kind of ad ever actually saw the ad that was meant for them. It seems so improbable.

[theinevitable]

yep, there is no other person who that could possibly be.

my friends love Missed Connections and check it constantly, so it was pretty likely I would see this. Still, AWESOME.

[side_show]

The first thing that jumps to mind is that your friends are jerking you around.  I do believe in romance, but not on Craigslist.

[jay-ell]

Inev, don't listen to smells, even though she is probably right. Enjoy thinking things are wonderful and life is grand now, before you get to be like the rest of us, with our shriveled, blackened, cynical hearts.

Because once you go black...

Oh, never mind.